Class 3

Class 3 Summer 2025

English

This term we will continue to work hard to write a range of text types. The first half term we will be exploring a text called ‘Liam vs Athena’ with a focus on characterising speech. Each week we will continue with our specific grammar, spelling, handwriting and reading skills sessions, and then moving into the second half of the term will focus on a non-fiction persuasive leaflet and finishing with a defeating the monster narrative. We always aim to make much of our writing cross curricular so we can continue to transfer skills learnt in English, to other curriculum areas. 

Class Novel- this term we will be reading a range of Greek myths and legends.

Maths

We will follow the White Rose Year 3/4 units for learning in this subject.  In the Summer term we will be focussing on Fractions, Mass and Capacity, time, decimals, money, shape and position and direction. 

History

Ancient Greece: This unit looks at the Ancient Greeks and their achievements from around 3000 BCE to the reign of Alexander the Great around 330 BCE. The first lessons focus on the Minoans and how they began to trade in early Greece. The children will also think about and discuss how we know about the early Greeks, by looking at excavation evidence and what this tells them. The next few lessons in the teaching sequence focus on life in Athens and Sparta, the Persian invasion and the impact this had on life in the city-states. The final few lessons look at the leadership of Ancient Greece under the rule of King Philip ll and then Alexander the Great.

Geography

Greece - Similarities and differences between my region and the South Aegean, Greece: This unit begins with learning about the world and how it is represented on maps. The children will discover Europe's countries and capital cities and recap the UK's countries and cities. We will use fieldwork to investigate the human and physical geographical features in our local area and learn about a region in the South Aegean in Greece. They will use their knowledge to compare the two regions and establish similarities and differences.

Science

During Science this term we will finish our unit on ‘States of Matter’ before moving on to Sound and finally, Electricity. These will be a mix of knowledge building lessons and practical experiments and activities.

Art/DT

In Art this term we will be exploring the ‘Art of Display’, where the children will design and create their own Greek inspired plinths. During the second half of the term, we will move on to our DT unit which is called ‘Chariot racing’!

PSHE 

We will follow a structured plan for both Year 3 and Year 4 from the SCARF units for PSHE.  In the Summer term we will cover the unit ‘Being our Best’. We will then move onto ‘Growing and Changing’.  These themes will be revisited through our assemblies during the term also.

RE

We are following a two-year programme of study from Curriculum Kernewek. During the Summer term Year 3 and 4 will be looking at a Christianity unit called ‘Kingdom of God’ where we will look in detail at the impact of Pentecost when Jesus left. In summer 2, we will look at how and why religious and non-religious people try to make the world a better place.

MFL

This term our French units are ‘our school’ and ‘time’.

Music

This term the children will have10 weeks of Ukelele lessons. When these finish during summer 2, we will finish with a music unit called ‘flying with the stars’ The unit is taken from Sing Up and uses lots of vocal warmups and activities.

Computing

ICT will be used throughout all the other subject areas to enhance the children's understanding and for research purposes.  Children will be encouraged to use ICT as a tool for furthering their understanding in other curriculum areas. Throughout the term there will be an emphasis on keeping ourselves safe online. In addition to this, we are following the ‘Digital Learning Cornwall’ units for Years 3 and 4. For Year 3’s we will be using the units ‘sequence in music and then move onto ‘events and actions.’  For Year 4 the units we will cover are ‘Data logging’ and ‘repetition in shapes and games.

PE

The first half term will have a sport focus on throwing and catching, a fitness focus based on cool core and a health focus called ‘relationships with others and opinions.  The second half term will have a sport focus on young Olympians and nimble nets, a fitness focus called ‘fitness frenzy’, and a health focus on ‘healthy lifestyle’. 

There will be opportunities for children to participate in extracurricular clubs and sporting events and festivals as part of our links with the Newquay Schools sports partnership.

PE will be back on a Monday during the summer term so please children can come dressed appropriately in school PE kit on this day. There may of course, be additional days when the children may be required to wear a PE kit, which they will be clearly informed about. 

Homework:

Reading: This should be enjoyed at home on a daily basis. Reading independently, reading together and across a variety of genres are all beneficial as are audio books. Reading records are to be handed in on a Monday morning, checked by a class adult and then returned by Tuesday. Please look after your reading materials in a book bag or school bag, so that nothing is lost or misplaced.

Times tables facts: 

Please practise these regularly as part of the weekly homework. Practise the tables that are found most difficult. This can be done with flashcards, chanting allowed together and on TTRS.

Year 4 multiplication test
As mentioned previously, Year 4’swill be undertaking a National times table check as requested by the government. To make them as prepared as possible, please keep practising the fluency and quick recall of all multiplication facts to 12 x 12.

The multiplication check will be administered to all Year 4 pupils the week beginning 2^nd June 2025.

Spellings: Issued on Mondays and practised daily, every morning, in school. There will not be a formal weekly spelling test, but spellings will be assessed periodically to monitor their progress.  Practising both the spellings and the handwriting as part of your homework will be beneficial but is not obligatory. The spellings will be uploaded onto Google Classroom for anyone that wants to work on them at home.

Occasionally additional homework may be sent home to reinforce or practise a concept in any subject area that has been covered in class.

Open Door Policy We welcome your feedback on any aspect of your child’s time in Class 3. Please drop us an email via the office (hello@mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk) to raise any questions, queries or problems that you may have.

We are excited about the term ahead with Class 3 and thank you in advance for your support.

Mrs Ley and Mrs Christopher